See Also: Hint(medicine)
hint(1)(dictionary)
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hint 1, noun(dictionary)
hint 2, verb(dictionary)

hint(2) (iou)



hint verb. M17.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Give a hint of; suggest or indicate indirectly or covertly (that); express (something) by a hint or hints. M17.
Dickens 'I'm sure he is very rich, Fred,' hinted Scrooge's niece. E. M. Forster Already at Rome he had hinted to her that they might be suitable for each other. R. G. Collingwood Nothing was definitely said, but a great deal was hinted.
verb intrans. Foll. by about, at, etc.: give a hint of; refer indirectly to. L17.
J. Conrad A few books, with titles hinting at impropriety.
hinter noun M17.